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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 愧

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
愧 kuì - ashamed
愧 kuì - old variant of 愧[kui4]

List Ranking for: 愧

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 46,267 20,138 15,210

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 忄 鬼

Radical:

忄

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

鬼

Semantic:

忄

Hint:

Heart

Other Words Containing 愧

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
羞愧 - 7 5,164 22,403 15,650
愧疚 - - 7,604 16,873 10,860
惭愧 5 7 9,142 13,906 8,057
不愧 6 7 12,113 9,990 5,665
当之无愧 - 7 16,810 19,848 18,698
问心无愧 - - 23,203 28,664 12,698
无愧 - - 32,536 22,798 16,793
愧对 - - 39,291 - -
自愧不如 - - 42,936 53,524 28,294
愧 - - 46,267 20,138 15,210